Today Interplay announced a resurrection of the Clayfighter franchise, for release next summer via Nintendo's digital distribution platforms. The games will be developed by the original programmer of the Super NES version of Clayfighter, which was released in 1993.

The game is a 2D fighter with an emphasis on humor, featuring characters designed using a claymation art style. The original title's roster included a snowman named Bad Mr. Frosty, an opera singer named Helga, and a piece of taffy named, appropriately, Taffy. There is no confirmation regarding which characters will be brought back in this update; however, the press release indicates that the original characters will be "resurrected".

The Sega Genesis port of the original Clayfighter is available on the Virtual Console for 800 points.

INTERPLAY TO UPDATE CLAYFIGHTER FOR PLAY ON Wii & NINTENDO DSi

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, September 10, 2009 - Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC BB:IPLY) today announced it will update Clayfighter for play on Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™.

Clayfighter will be developed for Interplay by StudioBlack Games' Eric Hart, original programmer of Clayfighter for Super NES™. Interplay CEO Hervé Caen commented, "We are very enthusiastic to resurrect Clayfighter's crazy characters and unique humor. Eric Hart's involvement in the previous Clayfighter titles makes StudioBlack the logical choice to give this classic franchise a well-deserved makeover." Fans can expect improved graphics and revamped game play to take advantage of Nintendo's current generation hardware.

Clayfighter is planned for a Summer 2010 release via digital download through Nintendo's WiiWare™ and DSiWare™ services.